Monday, March 9, 2020

The eNotes Blog Having a Ball at theMOTH

Having a Ball at theMOTH Last week I caught a live show called  The Moth.  Perhaps youve heard of it? Its a little like a live version of This American Lifeordinary people (some aspiring writers and performers, many not) headline a show in which they each have five minutes to tell a true story on a theme. On the night I was lucky to spectate, the theme was simply The Deep End. Performer after performer came to the stage to relay their amazing true tales, which could at once be heartwarming, thrilling, bitter, hilarious, somber, you name it. The stories ranged everywhere from a womans return from rehab, to a honeymooning couples view from a Nepali mountaintop, to a wifes desperate plea to stop her husband from taking a bullet for the sake of his Native ancestry. There wasn’t a badly told story amongst them, which meant that what I took from this show was the understanding that everybody has a great story to tell. What most of us need is the guts to tell it, of course, but also the right medium thro ugh which to tell it. For you that may be The Moth (which accepts applications to appear on its main stage year-round, by the way) or it may be by leaving a piece of your art out on the street, waiting to be discovered. It may be through Twitter, WordPress, or Instagram. The important thing is that sharing art is as creative an endeavor as making it. And if youre studying the arts, thats an important lesson to take away. Don’t involve yourself merely in the admiration of others’ art. Be involved in the creation of it. You’ll find a whole new respect for the arts that you study. Check out this calendar  for a Moth show in an area near you. Who knows? Maybe you’ll have the guts to get up and tell that story that’s burning inside of you. And if youre in LA, Ill see you at the Moth on the West Side this Tuesday!

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